Category Archives: London Assembly

Fire Brigade at the ready as risk of grass fires rises in the heat

Firefighters are asking people to follow safety advice as the hot weather continues, with forecast temperatures above 30⁰C. This follows an Amber heat-health alert issued by the UK Health Security Agency, which asks people to check on older family members, … Continue reading

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680,000 responses make ticket offices biggest consultation

More people participated in the consultation over the threat of closure to the nation’s railway ticket offices than in any previous public consultation held in this country. In all, two travel watchdogs received a combined 680,000 responses from commuters and … Continue reading

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ULEZ is here to stay and the health benefits are on the way

Opposition to the Ultra Low Emission Zone, which has been expanded to much of outer London today, has simply demonstrated where third-rate Conservative politicians’ priorities lie – and that’s not with the public nor the planet. By our environment correspondent, … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 London elections, Bexley, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Coulsdon, Environment, Health, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Purley, Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed MP, Surrey, Susan Hall, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 19 Comments

London Mayor announces extra £50m for ULEZ scrappage

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced a “huge expansion” of his ULEZ scrappage scheme, with an extra £50million ahead of the extension of the zone later this month – meaning every Londoner with a non-compliant car can receive £2,000 towards … Continue reading

Posted in Bromley Council, Commuting, Environment, Leonie Cooper, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Tories plump for Trump-supporting hairdresser to run London

Harrow hairdresser Susan Hall will be the Conservative Party’s candidate for London Mayor next May, up against Labour incumbent Sadiq Khan. The Trump-supporting Hall ran for selection on the slogan “Safer with Susan”. Safer than what, or whom among her … Continue reading

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Brigade goes the hole way to try to control summer wildfires

Major incident review found 39 appliances were unavailable because of staff shortages on Brigade’s busiest day for callouts last year One year on from what is seen as the London Fire Brigade’s busiest day for emergency call-outs since the darkest … Continue reading

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Creatura AWOL from cabinet as wannabe MP goes partying

WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on a Tory councillor who is putting his own ambitions ahead of the interests of the Coulsdon residents he is paid to serve “Have the Tories given up on London?” the London evening newspaper that used … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 London elections, Coulsdon, London-wide issues, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Paul Scully MP, Sadiq Khan, Surrey, Susan Hall | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Underwood makes the ‘Green slate’ of candidates for London

Peter Underwood has been selected as the Green Party’s candidate for the Croydon and Sutton super-constituency at next May’s London Assembly elections. Underwood stood for the Green Party in last year’s Croydon Mayor contest, and has been a regular on … Continue reading

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Doctors and scientists warn PM of conspiracy theory dangers

‘Politicians have been attending rallies run by conspiracy theorists. They have dismissed our science on social media…. Facts have been questioned and scientists have been discredited in an attack on the very essence of our scientific community’ More than 200 … Continue reading

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Disbelief as Scully is left out of Conservatives’ mayor race

With the Express describing the decision as a ‘clusterfuck’, Sutton and Cheam MP’s thwarted bid to become Mayor of London is early casualty of the Tory party’s psychodrama over law-breaking, lying and philandering Boris Johnson, reports CARL SHILTON Red faces … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 London elections, Boris Johnson, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Paul Scully MP, Susan Hall, Sutton Council | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Scully gets serious in race to be London Mayor candidate

Sutton and Cheam’s Conservative MP Paul Scully is to “pause” his Government role as minister for the capital while he campaigns to win selection to be his party’s candidate in next year’s London Mayor elections. Scully, 55, is the founder … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 London elections, Andrew Boff, Boris Johnson, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Paul Scully MP, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, ULEZ expansion, Zac Goldsmith MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Pro-pollution Dombey re-states Sutton opposition to ULEZ

Environment correspondent PAUL LUSHION on the cynical games being played with people’s lives by some of the capital’s third-rate politicians Ruth Dombey, the leader of LibDem-controlled Sutton, today declared war on ULEZ, warning Mayor of London Sadiq Khan that she … Continue reading

Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Health, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Ruth Dombey, Sadiq Khan, Surrey, Sutton Council, ULEZ expansion, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Tory ministers must act on public safety over firefighters’ pay

Now the Fire Brigades Union are planning their first national strike action in 20 years, it puts Croydon Tory MP Chris Philp at the centre of the dispute. By ANDREW FISHER The worst cost-of-living crisis in decades is bringing an … Continue reading

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‘Severe maladministration’ at Barwell’s housing association

The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration in two separate cases which formed part of a wider investigation into the Clarion Housing Association. One of the cases is understood to involve social housing in Merton, where a leaking roof, damp … Continue reading

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Customers at Crystal Palace stadium could be left in the dark

One week on from an emergency closure of the National Sports Centre and parts of Crystal Palace Park, the venue is being “partially” re-opened today. But the thousands of runners, jumpers and throwers who train on the track at what … Continue reading

Posted in Athletics, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Caroline Russell, Croydon parks, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Mayor Khan announces reprieve for doomed bus services

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has today abandoned proposals to axe one-fifth of London’s bus routes, following a massive backlash from passengers, unions and politicians. The Transport for London consultation held earlier this year drew 20,000 responses from across the … Continue reading

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Concern over Crystal Palace sports centre’s emergency closure

Crystal Palace Stadium, for 50 years the home of British athletics, was last night subject to an emergency closure for safety reasons. The whole of the National Sports Centre, including the sports hall and gyms, is closed this weekend. There … Continue reading

Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Football, History, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Sport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Mayor Khan calls for ‘better, safer, fairer housing’ in London

Croydon Council could face financial penalties if it fails to keep its social housing up to higher standards, Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has warned. City Hall holds the purse strings for billions of pounds of housing development funding, … Continue reading

Posted in Brick by Brick, Community associations, Croydon Council, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Regina Road Residents' Support Group, Sadiq Khan, South Norwood, Tom Copley | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

‘No choice’: Khan accepts £3.6bn deal for London’s transport

Tories used threat of cuts to London’s bus routes to force London Mayor to accept pension ‘reforms’ and to move towards potentially dangerous driverless Tube trains The Conservative government has finally agreed a longer-term funding settlement for London’s buses, Tubes, … Continue reading

Posted in Commuting, Cycling, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, TfL, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Thames Water imposes hosepipe ban but still can’t fix leaks

Flood warnings one day, a hosepipe ban the next… That’s the reality in Croydon in the climate crisis. Thames Water this morning confirmed what had been widely expected after two months of drought that has seen the source of the … Continue reading

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Select committee MPs promise swift action at Regina Road

CROYDON IN CRISIS: More than a year since the ‘appalling’ state of flats in Regina Road caused a national scandal, MPs from a Commons select committee visited South Norwood and Upper Norwood this week. They were shocked at what they … Continue reading

Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Florence Eshalomi, Housing, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Regina Road Residents' Support Group, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Tram passengers face 6.5% fare rise as TfL feels the squeeze

London’s Tube, bus and tram fares are to be increased by an average of almost 5per cent, the biggest annual jump in Transport for London fares since 2012, when Boris Johnson was London Mayor. The daily tram and bus cap … Continue reading

Posted in Boris Johnson, Caroline Pidgeon, Christian Wolmar, Commuting, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, TfL, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Boff bashes Boris, as careerist Philp digs himself into a hole

Croydon’s only Conservative MP is rapidly developing a reputation for cravenly saying anything that might get him a promotion. By our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE Croydon South’s Tory MP Chris Philp is looking increasingly marginalised, and more ridiculous than ever, … Continue reading

Posted in 2022 council elections, Andrew Boff, Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Shaun Bailey | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Bailey goes AWOL after losing position on two committees

Party animal Shaun Bailey, the Conservative candidate for London Mayor last year, has been forced to resign his position as chair on a second London Assembly committee over his part in the rumbling Tory “partygate” scandals. Last month, Bailey stood … Continue reading

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E-scooters’ ‘risk of significant harm’, says Assembly Member

Pedestrians and road users in Croydon and across the capital are “at risk of significant harm” from the illegal use of electric scooters, according to a Member of the London Assembly today. Unmesh Desai was responding to the release of … Continue reading

Posted in Commuting, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Policing, TfL, Transport, Unmesh Desai | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments